Brightwood 50s bands

If sock hops and doo-wop have you ready to hand jive, a 50s Band could be the perfect choice for your next event: birthday parties, weddings, anniversary parties, and more. GigMasters will help you find the best bands in the Brightwood, VA area.

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Yes, we are the Potomac Jazz Project even though the Potomac River is over 100 miles a way... : ) The band began in the DC area in 2004 and we figured that even though the bandleader (Stan Hamrick) moved to Charlottesville, we didn't want to lose the name and all excellent reviews and reputation we have accumulated over the years. And we will still travel to DC!!
Pop and Jazz Soloist, Duos, Trios, or Quartets: Perfect for business dinners and receptions, wedding receptions and/or cocktail...(more)

GIGMASTERS "RISING STAR" AWARD WINNING BIG BAND FOR 2010, 2011, and 2012! Swing Machine is also the recipient of the "BEST OF 2012" Award for Corporate Events!
LISTEN TO OUR AUDIO SAMPLES, AND COMPARE US TO ANY OTHER BAND. We are the Washington DC area's Premier Big Band!
Read the "Who's Who" of our Group Members listed above. And if one of them is not available for a gig, our "substitute" list is just as impressive. Frankly, the list is MUCH larger, but there's only a limited...(more)

The Silver Tones Swing Band started in a garage. The band debuted in October 2012 at a tribute to the music of World War II and has been entertaining audiences ever since. Composed of musicians from Fauquier County and surrounding areas and based in Warrenton, the Silver Tones play the great music of the Big Band Era, featuring songs made famous by Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Benny Goodman, and the Andrews Sisters.
Members of the Silver Tones include 17 instrumentalists, who...(more)

Do you think that you can't afford a band for your party? Think again, Premiere might be your answer! GO TO PREMIEREBAND.COM
Whether you are planning a wedding reception that your guests will never forget, a street festival, holiday party, or a barbecue in your backyard, your band search ends here! Equally at home in tuxedos or jeans, the band is composed of veteran musicians committed to making your event a success. Premiere can provide a 6 piece band (guitar w vocals, bass with vocals,...(more)

MUTUAL FUN is a versatile live band playing a wide variety of Rock, Country, Oldies, Motown, Top 40, R&B, Disco, Jazz, big band and more! One of the most popular bands in the MD/VA/PA/DE/NJ/D.C. area, we have played numerous embassy functions, including for Condoleeza's Rice's 50th birthday party, attended by the President of the United States, 1st lady, and executive cabinet! We have performed literally thousands of wedding and corporate dinner receptions.
Whether you prefer the hits...(more)

Since 1990, The Moonlighters ® have been performing throughout the United States as one of the country's best-loved and most authentic variety bands. In fact, they are also Gigmasters' #1 act with more bookings than anyone else!!!
Averaging over one hundred appearances per year, The Moonlighters ® offer affordable quality, specializing in weddings, corporate events, private parties, festivals, and concerts, with an emphasis on strong, soulful vocals and solid instrumentation.
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Do you love the Jazz Standards, the Great American Songbook, the fabulous, danceable tunes from the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s? From the Gershwins and Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Lorenz & Hart, to the great Cole Porter - we bring them all and make you feel like Fred & Ginger.
Or do you dig the cooler repertoire? Charlie Parker, mysterious Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, zany Eddie Jeffersion and Jon Hendricks vocalese? Here's to the Ladies Who Scat! is one of our themes.
Go all the way back to the...(more)

Back-N-Time is made up of seasoned classic rock and country musicians who have been performing for dancing crowds for decades! The music from current country to ageless classic rock, oldies and motown is known to audiences of all ages and guaranteed to get your guests up and dancing. Combined with our energetic MC we ensure that the party gets going and keeps on going. We have performed at places like Clydes Chevy Chase, the Gaylord Hotel, the Willard Hotel, Craft & Wine Festivals, and...(more)

Great for private parties and functions!
Tim and Sally play guitar and sing all your favorites from the 50's, 60's & 70's. To round out their repertoire they add a few Country songs and some pop songs from the 80's & 90's. And for special occasions, Pet Rock adds some of the best percussionists to their line-up.
Thanks to a little magic, Pet Rock always has the FULL BAND SOUND you remember. You will appreciate the quality of the sound the moment you hear it !
Variety and...(more)

One of the Washington D.C area's top retro honky tonk bands, The Backroads Band plays CLASSIC COUNTRY music with a dash of 50's rock thrown in. In no time at all, they'll have you out on the dance floor doing a boot scootin' two step or snuggling up close for a slow tune. If you prefer an acoustic sound, we also play as an ACOUSTIC BLUEGRASS/COUNTRY group with fiddle, acoustic guitar,banjo and bass. Their sound is vintage country from the 1940s-1970s plus original roots songs written in that...(more)

One of the best small swing era groups in the Washington D.C. and mid-atlantic region, Blue Sky 5 has been entertaining lindy hoppers, partygoers, wedding guests and fans of swing/big band music for nearly a decade! Airplay on 84 jazz and swing stations in USA and worldwide. Regular performers at the Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, and appearances at Lincoln Center in NYC.
There's brilliant standards by Gershwin, Porter, Kahn, Loesser, in the style of Goodman, Shaw, Basie, and...(more)

The No Bounds Band is a 6 Man Recording Act Group based in the Richmond, Va. Tri-Cities Area. The Band is available for entertaining wedding receptions, private parties, corporate events, military functions, and other events. The band plays a variety of music, including 50's Hits, 60's Hits, 70's Hits, 80's Hits, Country, Dance, Motown, Oldies, Rock and Top 40.
On September 9, 2011 No Bounds Band reached Number One on Reverbnation Music Charts with their Blind Love single for Richmond,...(more)

What if Don McLean was wrong and the music didn't really die? What if the spirit of the music that inspired rebellious young America in the 1950s survived underground all these years, with musicians meeting at late-night jam sessions to trade licks and tell stories, the old guys showing the young guys how it's done, while mainstream commercial music marched ahead? If that happened, you would hear music that is vibrant and energetic, you'd see people doing the bop and shaking it for all it's...(more)

GAZZE "The Fun Band!" Over over 3000 performances (over 800 weddings) in 8 states! GAZZE is guaranteed fun! GAZZE consistently performs the right songs, at the right time, at the proper sound level to make your reception transition smoothly. GAZZE has performed in MD, DC, NY, NJ, VA, DE, PA, MA and and is the only Mid-Atlantic area band selected by BRIDAL GUIDE Magazine to play for their "Bride of the Year" wedding in NYC! Great music and great entertainment! Corporate events for...(more)

Allen Cruz & The Galaxy are an everything-rock group sprouting from Canton, Ohio. Allen, Josh, Ben, and Andy, are dedicated to making your event an awesome dance rock show! The Galaxy is equipped with a clean, classy and fun setup filled with high quality sound and lighting gear for an electric atmosphere. They are experienced with memorable dance classics, but are always learning new and older tunes for everyone to enjoy. Specialties? Pop, Rock, Hip Hop, Country, and Awesomeness.
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We're so glad you're here. Five things to know about us:
1. We're friendly, flexible, top-shelf musicians who love the worldwide evolution of jazz in the 20th century. And who play like people in love.
2. We're not so much a jazz band as an emotional weather system. We're a party on Gatsby's lawn. We're a cobblestone street in Paris at dusk. We're a nightclub in Rio. We're the early hours of the morning in the French Quarter of New Orleans. We're a mood, an atmosphere, an...(more)

The name says it all! This is one of the East Coast's top '50s and '60s, High Energy, Rock 'n' Roll, Funky, Soulful Blues acts. The band leader, John Melinchock, has toured with "Bill Haley's Comets", "The Coasters" and "The Platters". As well as his own Mercury Recording act "Midnight Circus" and Roulette Records Recording artists "The Quick Brown Fox". He has shared the stage with "The 1910 Fruit Gum Co.", "The Archies", "Danny and The Juniors", "Martha and The Vandellas", "Lou Christie",...(more)

Louis Pettinelli Music provides premium live entertainment for your wedding, party, or private event.
We stand out with our unwavering professionalism, tasteful musicality, flexibility, and diverse song repertoire. We perform jazz standards by seminal composers such as Cole Porter and Ira Gershwin, as well as uniquely funky and jazzy renditions of compositions by Stevie Wonder and many other pop artists, and much more. The Louis Pettinelli Jazz Group is available anywhere from 1-6 pieces...(more)

RANKED AS THE #1 TOP-40 BAND IN NORTH AMERICA by Gigmasters!!!
BEST OF GIGMASTERS AWARD!!!
The Uptown Band features some of the Northeast's most accomplished and seasoned entertainers. They have been awarded Gigmasters' Rising Star Award for the #1 Top-40 Band in North America and the 2012 Best of Gigmasters. Able to play virtually every kind of music possible, the band can perform for any occasion including weddings, conventions, festivals, and all other public and private events. ...(more)

Dr Zoot is a versatile dance/show band performing music of the last 100 years and doing it all quite well.The full band is 7 piece but can be expanded or made smaller if needed.The normal lineup is keyboard,bass drums,guitar,sax,trumpet & trombone with 4 of the musicians singing lead and harmony. The band is based in Pittsburgh,PA but travels frequently through the eastern states.Now in their 16th year they have averaged 100 gigs per year(corporate parties,weddings,dances,concerts,nightclubs...(more)

The New American Heritage Dictionary defines "de ja vu" as "the illusion of having already experienced something actually being experienced for the first time". However, your first experience with the de ja vu Band will be a retrospective journey to an era of poodle skirts, juke boxes, AM radio, and the '57 Chevy. With over two centuries of combined musical experience, de ja vu features tight vocal harmonies and solid instrumentation (keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, drums, and miscellaneous...(more)

If you are looking for the perfect touch for your next event, step back in time with the lush sophisticated sounds of the Swing On ! Dance Orchestra. This unique 8 piece band brings you the Big Band sounds of the 30's, 40's and 50's---with familiar and very danceable arrangements. Swing, all types of Latin, Waltzes, Jumps, Polka and many more dance styles.
Swing On ! is a favorite for Jewish Weddings--lots of Horas.
Inside our eight piece group is a Fabulous six piece Dixieland Band,...(more)

La Vie En Rose is a marriage of French Chanson and Golden Age swing, with a repertoire of timeless American standards and French jazz songs: old classics with a hot twist celebrating France, love and music.
A bridge between the old world and the new, between French charm and American glam.?With the melodious voice of French singer Violette and her musicians from around the world, all the ingredients are gathered to make it hot and keep you swinging all night…
Band sizes from solo to a...(more)

John Brown is a well established, GRAMMY-nominated bassist and is the Director of the Jazz Program at Duke University. He has performed all over the world with artists like Elvin Jones, each member of the Marsalis family, Nnenna Freelon, Rosemary Clooney, Nicholas Payton, Mark Whitfield and has performed regularly with the North Carolina Symphony since 1992. He recently performed in Hawaii for President & Mrs. Obama, and each of his recordings has reached the Top 40 on the national JazzWeek...(more)

This band has everything… Their sound is HEARTFELT to SMOKIN' HOT! From the tasty guitar licks, to the sass and style of singer Amber Rae, to the boom and sizzle of the hottest female drummer around Philadelphia, The Swinging Foxes will have you wanting more and will be just what you are looking for! Our presence and musical style will be the perfect spice to compliment your Wedding, Birthday Party, Business Function, or any occasion you are looking to feature some incredible music....(more)